UTP, Thanh Do University Collaborate to Facilitate International Cooperation and Promote Research Collaborations
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) and Thanh Do University, Vietnam have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to facilitate international cooperation and promote research collaborations of mutual interest.
This new alliance will enable both universities to continue strengthening teaching and research, enabling them to sustain to develop new solutions in science and technology, social sciences, and engineering.
It extends the cooperation between the institutions that began back in 2017 through UTP’s Malaysia Indochina Industrial and Institutional Initiative or MIII, the brainchild of UTP Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Commercialisation Professor Ir Dr Mohd Shahir Liew.
The first visit in Vietnam took place in 2018 where it involved 15 universities and industries. From there, UTP established numerous collaborations in areas such as joint supervision in management and humanities and IT as well as National STEM Event in Vietnam, where UTP was the co-host. Research wise, UTP has matching grants, collaborative projects, adjunct research professorships and industry research collaborations (FPT Software).
With this partnership, UTP hopes to become one of the most reputable and well-known institutions in Vietnam. The university also hopes that the partnership will pave the way to attract more prospective Vietnamese students to enrol in UTP postgraduate programmes.
Present at the virtual ceremony were UTP Vice Chancellor Professor Ts. Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib, Thanh Do University President Dr Phan Thi Thanh Thao, Thanh Do University Vice President Dr Nguyen Thuy Van as well as delegates from both universities.
